The richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here?

“The only question is whether we stand by and watch, or whether we get in the way and refuse to move.”

I'm appalled but unfortunately unsurprised to hear that ICE is targeting my neighbors in Rogers Park today. Unidentifiable and unaccountable agents are roaming the streets with their faces covered targeting schools and community centers. It needs to end. Abolish ICE.

Knoxville, Tennessee, is experiencing a surge in the presence of ICE, THP, and KNOX COUNTY law enforcement officers. Please exercise caution as they are widely deployed throughout the city.

When our outrage translates into withholding our consumer dollars, a big corporation like Disney is forced to listen – and respond. Next time you’re feeling powerless, remember this.

Van Hollen: "What we are seeing is a gross violation of the 1st Amendment and the right to free speech. I mean, the government cannot use its power to try to silence its critics in the United States. That's what our Constitution says ... we fought a revolution for the right to free speech."

Donald Trump wants to lend $20 billion of our money to bail out a political ally and his global investors before an election. Oh, and Argentina just struck a major deal with China that crushes American soybean farmers already suffering from Trump's tariffs. “America First.”

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Local artist (Ester Ak) Jamie Smith

Kristi Noem couldn’t get to Twitter fast enough to use the Dallas ICE shooting for political points. But local news now says it was detainees who were shot — not ICE agents. She played politics, and three human beings are dead. We need an investigation into how this happened now!

America’s leadership class is failing us. It’s up to you and me to defend democracy. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/sep/22/america-democray-leadership-robert-reich

#FreeSpeech Our local ABC affiliate will not be airing @jimmykimmel.com We’re not having it! #StandUpFightBack

Two ICE detainees reportedly killed in shooting at Dallas facility.

Hillary Clinton on the midterms: "When they eliminated the enhanced premium tax credit for the ACA, that hits very soon, in the next 30-60 days. Healthcare costs for million of Americans are going up 75% ... so reality is actually gonna bite ... 'okay, who is in charge now?'"

Hillary Clinton: "Your economic standing, your wellbeing is directly connected to the abuse of power. How do you hold a president who's abusing power, raising costs, imposing tariffs, raising healthcare costs, how do you hold that president accountable in a midterm? You vote against his party"

"Last time I went after them, they gave me $16 Million Dollars. This one sounds even more lucrative.” Bowing down to a bully never works. And we can’t become numb to this corruption in plain sight.

Hillary Clinton: "When I hear people like Kennedy talking about getting back to a time where we aren't vaccinating, we're drinking raw milk - yeah, & people didn't live! I mean, this is so crazy, it's so wrongheaded, it's so shortsighted and it's going to cause deaths... it already is costing lives"

The Tribune has posted unredacted BWC showing the ICE agents who shot and killed Silverio Villegas González in Franklin Park a week and a half ago. The agent describes his injuries as “nothing major” which does not jibe with DHS claims that he was “seriously injured.”

Schumer: "We're asking something very simple -- for the president to sit down and talk with us. He's not the king. He can't just dictate what happens. He said he doesn't need Democrats. Well, then he doesn't know how to count."

Trump to low-income seniors: Screw you!

They” was Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch.

The Trump administration considers even race-blind admissions policies illegal if they’re intended to achieve diversity—but they don't appear to have the law on their side, Rose Horowitch argues.

Newsom: "People ask, 'Are you being hyperbolic?' Bullshit we're being hyperbolic. If you're Black or brown, it's here in this country. And so I'm deeply proud that I had the privilege of signing the nation's first bill to address masking ... these are authoritarian actions by an authoritarian govt"

HOLY SHIT

Senate Bill 323 is the most extreme abortion ban South Carolina has ever seen. It doesn’t just ban abortion; it criminalizes patients, doctors, and even families, while putting contraception and IVF at risk. Make your voice heard. #StopSB323 #SCPol

Newsom: "I fear that we will not have an election in 2028 -- I really mean that in the core of my soul -- unless we wake up to the code red, what's happening in this country, and we wake up soberly to how serious this moment is."

Kamala Harris: "We also need to remember those 107 days around some other stuff that he said -- mass deportations, that he would weaponize the DOJ against his political enemies, that he would silence critics. And he has done that consistently."

Klobuchar: "Pardoning the insurrectionists, what happened with the Eric Adams case when they dropped those charges, the decision not to pursue a reported bribe attempt on Border Czar Homan for $50,000 -- all these are in same milieu. But this thing? This thing is actually using the law as a weapon."

Fact-checkers working hard to keep up…

No. No they should not. And California has had it with unaccountable, anonymous federal officers.

Bottom line- they who own the most media- win. Except- we’re not taking it. I believe in People power.

“Concern over conditions in detention also comes after DHS cut jobs in the oversight divisions focused on civil rights. This included widespread cuts within the Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman, which conducts oversight of ICE and Customs and Border Protection detention.”

Voice of reason.

Crikey - in little ol Fairbanks. Not happy about this.

Everyone at the UN is praying for the rapture. 🙏

I’m shocked.

when I was a kid it was called the rapture but now that its going to remove all the self righteous bigots I think we should call it the Crapture

SENATOR @MarshaBlackburn: “We need the National guard in MEMPHIS because boxcar/train burglaries are up 5000%.” MEMPHIS POLICE: “Those crimes are actually down.” 🤷🏼‍♀️ 🚂 (h/t @NoApologies901)

Summary of Trump’s speech to the UN today: 1. Your countries all suck. 2. None of you know what you are doing. 3. The US is better at everything. 4. All because of me. 5. I’m right about everything. 6. You should listen to me & do what I say. 7. And give me lots of awards.

Illinois’s SHIELD laws were created for moments like this – to protect providers and patients. Preventing women from accessing critical care is wrong. www.texastribune.org/2025/09/12/t...

Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are asking Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for answers after more than a dozen people died in immigration detention, as the department rushes to expand.

Nothing says “land of the free” like armed agents of the state saying “show me your papers if you want your daughter back” bsky.app/profile/nbcb...

Abolish ICE

Mpox is on the rise in Chicago, but you can get vaccinated now, including at these free clinics at Center on Cottage Grove (the first one is today!)

It isn’t a hard choice. Zohran Mamdani is the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York. If you are a Dem in the fight, he should have your endorsement. We need to win every race. Rachel Maddow: “Do you endorse his candidacy?” Kamala Harris: “I support the Democrat in the race. Sure.”

NEW: Nebraska is facing a new lawsuit aimed at stopping state officials from handing over sensitive voter data to the U.S. Department of Justice. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...